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Nissan Spivak
… vocal handicap that led him to develop original synagogue music in which the choir, instead of being merely an … Jacob Beimel . Spivak is considered as a genius in Jewish music, and many of his compositions became famous throughout Eastern Europe and in various Hasidic courts. Especially his compositions for Malchouyot Zikhronot …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … Later, Amiran moved to Tel Aviv where he taught music at various schools and seminaries. He ended this work … Nulman) יוסי ספיבק, ושאבתם מים בששון Amiran's picture: courtesy of Zemereshet. (Ofer Ronen). … Israeli composer and …
Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi
… Court musician. Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi was court musician for the Umayyad Caliph Al-Hakam I in Cordoba, Spain …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… Italian musician. Member of the dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose … he participated in a dramatic production at the Mantuan court, playing the part of Pan. He appears to have served the court under Duke Guglielmo in the 1550's and 60's. About …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… to a Hassidic family in Pultusk, Poland. He was exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on trips to the courts of the Rabbis of Kutsk and Ger, where Abraham would hear Hassidic music. Although he was considered an Illui in Talmud, …
Gary Bertini
… the Israel Chamber Orchestra (1964-1975) and other Israeli musical establishments. Was an acclaimed conductor in Israel … As a composer, known mostly for his incidental theater music. For an extended biography, courtesy of Gary Bertini's website, click here . Click here …
Davit Civita
… Italian musician. One of the group of Jewish musicians connected with the court of the Gonzagas of Mantua. Known from only one …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… throughout Eastern Europe. Because of the exceptional musical and emotional power of his singing, he attained a … importance of Cantor Salomon in the writings of cantors and musicologists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. … in the Eduard Birnbaum Music Collection, Mus. 30a, f. 6a. Courtesy of the Klau Library, Cincinnati, Hebrew Union …
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Friedman
… role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … career began in the 1960's, developing out of the folk music and communal singing tradition of Jewish summer camps. … and introspective songs meant for spiritual healing. Photo courtesy of the Milken Archive of Jewish Music Website. To …
Rahamim Amar
… lived in the city for twenty generations. He started his music career as a trumpet player in the British Police Band, … After his release from the police, he began to play other musical instruments, especially plucked string instruments, … cümbüş. Photo from the Ezra Aharon private collection, courtesy of Dr. Esther Warkov. Soon after that, Amar became …